Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Rofag
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided February 22, 1991No. APPEAL NO. 89-019; CIVIL NO. 88-392PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VILLAGOMEZ, Justice:
This appeal is taken from a Superior Court ruling in a probate proceeding.1 The court held that Juan Púa Naog and Jose Pua Naog (hereafter "Juan and Jose") are the heirs of the decedent, Lorenzo *21Rofag (hereafter "Rofag"). The ruling is based upon evidence adduced at a hearing and factual findings as summarized below.
Rofag was a Carolinian man who lived in a Carolinian community in Tanapag Village, Saipan during the German and Japanese occupations.2 The German Administration granted him a homestead land located in what is now known as Lower Base, Saipan. The land…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Estate of TaggartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- In Re Adoption of BradfieldNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Maria Akiyama Aldan v. Ramon KaipatCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Estate of RandallWyoming Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by1 opinion
- Colin Dyack v. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joseph K.P. VillagomezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003